Optical physics

The process of heating and reshaping plastics sheet and film materials has been in use since the beginning of the plastics industry.

Singlet Oxygen, the lowest electronically excited state of molecular oxygen, is highly reactive and involved in many chemical and biological processes.

In recent years, we have witnessed a rapid expansion of using super-thin metasurfaces to manipulate light or electromagnetic wave in a subwavelength scale.

Atomically precise metal nanocluster research has emerged as a new frontier.

Minimally invasive techniques such as Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and Photochemical Internalisation (PCI) have for years been under investigation for the treatment of solid cancers.

This book, Introduction to Optics I: Interaction of Light with Matter, is the first book in a series of four covering the introduction to optics and optical components.

The merging of metasurface and holography brings about unprecedented opportunities for versatile manipulation of light in terms of both far-field wavefront and near-field profile.

Over the last two decades, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) has undoubtedly had a considerable impact in unraveling the structures and dynamics of microbial surfaces with nanometer resolution, and under physiological conditions.

Introduction to Photonic and Phononic Crystals and Metamaterials, by Arthur R.

Machine learning methods are changing the way we design and discover new materials.

This book gives a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in both theory and practical implementation of plasmonic probes.

This book describes a simple yet innovative method for performing Raman spectroscopy of samples submerged under liquid nitrogen.

This thesis investigates passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers by numerical methods.

This book introduces the basic concept of a dissipative soliton, before going to explore recent theoretical and experimental results for various classes of dissipative optical solitons, high-energy dissipative solitons and their applications, and mode-locked fiber lasers.

This book presents select, recent developments in nonlinear and complex systems reported at the 1st Online Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics and Complexity, held on November 23-25, 2020.

This book offers a comprehensive and complete description of a new scheme to stabilize the power of a laser on a level needed for high precision metrology experiments.

This book includes contributions about mathematics, physics, philosophy of science, economics and finance and resulted from the Summer School "e;Complexity and Emergence: Ideas, Methods, with a Special Attention to Economics and Finance"e; held in Lake Como School of Advanced Studies, on 22-27 July 2018.

This book discusses analytic and asymptotic methods relevant to radiative transfer in dilute media, such as stellar and planetary atmospheres.

This book describes a unique combination of quantum chemical methods for calculating the basic physical properties of luminescent materials, or phosphors.

This contributed volume presents recent developments in nonlinear dynamics applied to engineering.

The story of microscopy over the years is one of wonder, revelation, and even love.

This book provides an overview of the applications of ion beam techniques in oxide materials.

This book focuses on organic semiconductors with particular attention paid to their use as photovoltaic devices.

This book introduces readers to the development of a new generation of high pulse-repetition frequency instruments for multi-dimensional attosecond-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy (attosecond PES).

Light signals in optical waveguides can be used to transmit very large amounts of data quickly and largely without interference.

The remarkable progress in computer vision over the last few years is, by and large, attributed to deep learning, fueled by the availability of huge sets of labeled data, and paired with the explosive growth of the GPU paradigm.

This book provides an interesting snapshot of recent advances in the field of single molecule nanosensing.

This book helps to solve the problems and challenges of satellite sensing in the current environment of increasing communications bandwidths and multiplicity of electromagnetic signals.

This thesis contains three breakthrough results in condensed matter physics.

This atlas provides a detailed overview of the novel technique of ex vivo confocal microscopy for rapid imaging of excised tissues in dermatological practice.

This book provides an overview of the fundamentals of plasmonic field enhancement phenomena and the recent advancements in the field of hydrogen energy technologies that utilize plasmonics for their performance enhancement.

This thesis presents the first successful realization of a compact, low-noise, and few-cycle light source in the mid-infrared wavelength region.

This book presents new frontiers in data communication.

This book highlights cutting-edge research in surface plasmons, discussing the different types and providing a comprehensive overview of their applications.

The idea for this text emerged over several years as the authors participated in research projects related to analysis of data from NASA's RHESSI Small Explorer mission.

This book presents fresh insights into analogue quantum simulation.

This textbook provides comprehensive and detailed information on electro-optic modulation, which plays important roles in lightwave networks including optical fiber links, visible ray communications, fiber-wireless, etc.

This book is the first book of its kind, focusing exclusively on the optical properties of snow.

The book aims to the description of recent progress in studies of light absorption and scattering in turbid media.

What are the physical mechanisms that underlie the efficient generation and transfer of energy at the nanoscale?

This book presents a unified view of the response of materials as a result of femtosecond laser excitation, introducing a general theory that captures both ultrashort-time non-thermal and long-time thermal phenomena.

This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the major aspects involved in the science, technology and applications of ceramics, glasses and glass-ceramics.

This book delivers a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of practical applications of metamaterials, structured media, and conventional porous materials.

The conference has an interdisciplinary focus and aims to bring together scientists - mathematicians, electrical engineers, computer scientists, and physicists, from universities and industry - to have in-depth discussions of the latest scientific results in Computational Science and Engineering relevant to Electrical Engineering and to stimulate and inspire active participation of young researchers.

Several Python programming books feature tools designed for experimental psychologists.

This book advances understanding of light-induced phase transitions and nonequilibrium orders that occur in a broken-symmetry system.

This volume collects the edited and reviewed contribution presented in the 9th iTi Conference that took place virtually, covering fundamental and applied aspects in turbulence.

This textbook presents a comprehensive introduction to ultrafast laser physics with a keen awareness of the needs of graduate students.

This book presents peer-reviewed and selected papers of the International Youth Conference on Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technologies (YETI-2021), held in Peter the Great St.

This book gives an in-depth analysis of the physical phenomena of thrust production by laser radiation, as well as laser propulsion engines, and laser-propelled vehicles.